Ridgeway Manor is Located at the crossroads of the county’s two main corridors — US 21 and NC 18 — Sparta is the physical center as well as the focus of community life for Alleghany County. Like many southern towns, the Courthouse is the central feature surrounded by the old business district recalling the charm of the town’s early history. Two shopping centers speak more to recent growth with a variety of local restaurants serving a variety of country cooking to fine cuisine.
Down town features numerous local antique and craft shops as well as Farmer’s Hardware where you can find anything and everything year round. For the athletic individuals, Sparta is home to a brand new Wellness Center with heated indoor pools, sauna, and fitness gym. Enjoy a quick game of cards or a quiet reading at our Senior Center or public library.
Take it outside to one of the town’s beautiful parks for an afternoon picnic or stroll along the greenway soaking up the fresh mountain air. For those of you looking for entertainment, stay up at night and enjoy the quite mountain air and so much more.
(For more information about Sparta, visit the Sparta Chamber of Commerce Website…)
Map To Ridgeway Manor Sparta NC
A Little history on Sparta NC
Tucked away in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Northwestern North Carolina, Alleghany County is the state’s fifth smallest county in land area encompassing 233 square miles and sixth smallest in population with around 10,000 residents. Alleghany county, the eastern most mountain county in North Carolina, is convenient to the North Carolina Piedmont and to travelers along I-77 corridor.
Alleghany County is bordered by Grayson County, Va., on the north, and by North Carolina counties: Ashe on the west, Wilkes to the south and Surry to the east. Sparta, its county seat and only municipality, sits at the crossroads of US 21 and NC 18 at the county’s center.
Bicycle Riding – Creeper Trail
Bicycle Riding or mountain biking is a great way to exercise and experience the scenic beauty of the mountains of North Carolina. Just a few miles from Ridgeway Manor Condominiums in Sparta, NC are many Alleghany county NC mountain area hiking trails.
One of the most popular is the Creeper Trail. Conveniently located at the head of one of Virginia’s most scenic hike and bike trails, the Virginia Creeper Trail. The Virginia Creeper Trail is an old railroad grade that was converted to a trail. It winds along the Whitetop Laurel Creek with beautiful wooded and farmland scenery. There are lots of great swimming holes along this scenic North Carolina mountain trail way.
The hiking trail runs for 34.3 miles total. The trail began as an Indian footpath. In the early 1900′s a railroad was constructed along the route. After the railroad closed in 1977 the route was converted to a hike and bike trail. The trail winds through wonderfully scenic and remote countryside. You’ll go through forests and farmland and the country villages of Whitetop, Greencove, Taylor’s Valley and Damascus. The trail is adjacent to creeks and rivers along most of it’s length with plentiful swimming holes for those hot summer days. Along the way you’ll encounter many restored Train stations with historical information, refreshments and restrooms. The trail has a very gentle decline as you descend from Whitetop Station to Damascus. From Damascus to Abingdon the trail is fairly flat. The trail is very well kept and requires no previous mountain biking experience. It’s a great activity for the whole family.
Bike Shuttling Services:
The Bike Station – Damascus, VA
Adventure Damascus – Damascus, VA
JC’s Outdoors – Damascus, VA
Hiking near Sparta, Alleghany County in the NC Mountains
Hiking for the family or for the adventurous hiker, in the North Carolina mountains is always a perfect outdoor activity. There are many different NC mountain hiking trails just minutes from Sparta, NC. Ridgeway Manor is a perfect fully furnished condominium that can provide luxurious sleeping conditions allowing you to brave those NC mountain hiking trails the next day fully rested!
Stone Mountain
Stone Mountain is not immediately visible upon entering the park that bears its name, but this magnificent 600-foot granite dome is well worth the wait. Sunlight and shadows dance across a broad tapestry of stone. White-tailed deer emerge from the security of the forest to graze on meadow grasses at the mountain’s base. The scenery is only one attraction of the park.
Test your fly-fishing techniques in more than 20 miles of designated trout waters. Or, with more than 16 miles of trails, take a hike in the park. Designated as a National Natural Landmark in 1975, Stone Mountain is bounded on the north by the Blue Ridge Parkway and on the west by the Thurmond Chatham Game Lands. More than 14,100 acres of mountain beauty offer opportunities for outdoor activities of all kinds.
Fishing The New River near Sparta in the NC Mountains
A popular location to enjoy fishing and fly fishing in the Blue Ridge Mountain area of Sparta, North Carolina is the ancient streams and mountain brooks that flow from the great New River. The New River was long the source of food supply for the Indians and ancient inhabitants of Alleghany County. The New River Fishing found at the New River is excellent, as much of Alleghany County has remained untouched and in pristine condition. Enjoy a day of fishing with a New River fishing guide or choose from some of the hideaways and popular spots found around the county.
The New River State Park is also an excellent place for fishing. Cast out from the riverbanks and enjoy the beautiful surroundings. You can fish for smallmouth bass and muskellunge trout, but be sure to get your NC fishing license before casting out. Also, at the State Park enjoy canoeing, camping and great hiking.
For guided New River Fishing trips, check out the many New River fishing guides in the area, many of which do day trips and provide the equipment and knowledge of the river. If fly fishing is more what you are looking for, the New River is perfect and there are many locations throughout the county for New River fly fishing.
Rick’s Smallmouth Adventures is one local Sparta NC fishing tour guide:
Rick’s Smallmouth Adventures
1757 Pleasant Home Road
Sparta, NC 28675
336-372-8321
rick@fishthenew.com
New River Golf Course in the NC Mountains
Beautiful North Carolina Mountain Scenery, hospitality and a challenging 18-hole course await you!
Open 7 Days, 7:30 a.m. ’til dark weather permitting
March 15 – November 15
New River Country Club
Call: 1-336-372-4869
Or come by:
New River Country Club
611 Golf Course Road
Sparta, NC 28675
Old Beau Golf Course NC Mountains
Old Beau Golf Course in the NC Mountains offers magnificent sunsets from the clubhouse terrace to the sun rising above the mountain tops on the tee box. Olde Beau offers amenities you expect in an exclusive private country club community, but is open for play to the general public. Old Beau Golf Course NC Mountains was rated 4 1/2 stars by Fodor’s Golf Digest Places to Play, one of only five courses to receive this distinction! A must see course only minutes from Sparta NC.
Olde Beau Golf & Country Club
729 Olde Beau Blvd. Roaring Gap, North Carolina 28668
Phone 1-800-752-1634
High Meadows Golf Club NC Mountains
If you have ever dreamed of living on a mountain with perfect climate, majestic views, and with an exceptional golf course right out your window, you owe it to yourself to stay at Ridgeway Manor Condos and experience the High Meadows Golf Club.. Far from noise, traffic, and smells of the city, you will find the beautiful NC mountain golf course High Meadows Golf Club.
This George Cobb design, with the best greens you will see anywhere, is rated by pros and magazines alike as an outstanding mountain course that is just great to play. With 4 sets of tees, High Meadows Golf Course is a challenge for the best players, but it is still enjoyable for the senior golfer, and sets up beautifully for women.
With visually pleasing elevation changes, one never tires of playing this course. The 12th tee offers a spectacular view of the lake with the mountains of Southwest Virginia in the background. The Par 5 18th, which challenges 2 lakes, is almost too pretty to play.